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enhttp://wunc.org/feeds/term/1359/rss.xmlA New Take On Nature Versus Nurturehttp://wunc.org/post/new-take-nature-versus-nurture-0
<p><em>Note: This is a rebroadcast from <a href="http://wunc.org/post/new-take-nature-versus-nurture#stream/0" target="_blank">last year</a>.</em></p><p><span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13.3332996368408px; line-height: normal;">There is a common metaphor in the scientific community that uses flowers to describe children’s sensitivity to their environments. A child like a dandelion will turn out fine despite the circumstances she is raised in, while a child like an orchid will flounder without a nourishing environment, but blossom with care and support.&nbsp;</span></p>Fri, 22 Jan 2016 17:06:00 +0000Anita Rao & Frank Stasio71279 at http://wunc.orgA New Take On Nature Versus NurtureDuke University Settles With Cancer Patients After Genetic Research Scandalhttp://wunc.org/post/duke-university-settles-cancer-patients-after-genetic-research-scandal
<p>Duke University settled a lawsuit with eight cancer patients and their families after a former researcher conducted phony genetic trials.</p><p>Disgraced former Duke oncologist Anil Potti conducted genetic research for personalized cancer treatments until 2010.</p><p>Potti and his team were accused of falsifying data. Soon after, The Cancer Letter reported that&nbsp;<a href="http://www.biostat.umn.edu/~brad/8400/cancerletter_july16.pdf">Potti&nbsp;lied about scientific honors he received</a>.</p>Tue, 05 May 2015 02:29:43 +0000Rebecca Martinez54526 at http://wunc.orgDuke University Settles With Cancer Patients After Genetic Research ScandalA New Take On Nature Versus Nurturehttp://wunc.org/post/new-take-nature-versus-nurture
<p><span style="line-height: 1.5;">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p><span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13.3333330154419px; line-height: normal;">There is a common metaphor in the scientific community that uses flowers to describe children’s sensitivity to their environments.</span></p>Wed, 04 Mar 2015 17:51:58 +0000Anita Rao & Frank Stasio51202 at http://wunc.orgA New Take On Nature Versus NurtureStudy Locates Possible Genetic Markers of Schizophreniahttp://wunc.org/post/study-locates-possible-genetic-markers-schizophrenia
<p></p><p>An international team of researchers has made landmark progress on the study of Schizophrenia.</p><p>A consortium co-founded by the University of North Carolina's Patrick Sullivan reports that it's identified 108 points of genetic variation in people with the illness.</p>Thu, 24 Jul 2014 12:02:30 +0000WUNC News39529 at http://wunc.orgStudy Locates Possible Genetic Markers of SchizophreniaDuke Scientists To Help Diagnose Mystery Diseaseshttp://wunc.org/post/duke-scientists-help-diagnose-mystery-diseases
<p></p><p>Researchers at Duke University will become part of a national network focusing on undiagnosed diseases.</p><p>The National Institutes of Health have granted $7.2 million for geneticists at Duke to look at the rarest diseases in the world, affecting fewer than 50 patients each.</p>Wed, 09 Jul 2014 11:38:35 +0000WUNC News38651 at http://wunc.orgDuke Scientists To Help Diagnose Mystery DiseasesMeet Nico Katsanishttp://wunc.org/post/meet-nico-katsanis
<p>What can fish teach us about ourselves? Nico Katsanis thinks there might be quite a bit. He’s planting human genes in zebrafish to see what he can learn about brain development. Mon, 11 Jun 2012 15:23:00 +0000Shawn Wen4515 at http://wunc.orgMeet Nico KatsanisUNC Tests Reliability of Human Genome in Diagnoseshttp://wunc.org/post/unc-tests-reliability-human-genome-diagnoses
<p>Researchers at UNC-Chapel Hill are studying how doctors might use human genome sequencing in their private practices. The university is one of five institutions to receive a $6.4 million grant for the project. Scientists have spent the last two decades identifying and mapping each of the three billion groups of molecules that make up human DNA. UNC School of Medicine doctor Jim Evans says the next step is developing genomes as a reliable way to identify genetic diseases.<br>Thu, 22 Dec 2011 10:00:00 +0000Will Michaels7073 at http://wunc.orgNC Voices: Gene Testinghttp://wunc.org/post/nc-voices-gene-testing
<p>Since experts mapped the human genome, the continuous flow of new information has affected decisions people are making about their health. As part of our series, "North Carolina Voices: Diagnosing Health Care," producer Susan Davis considers what people learn from genetic testing and if it’s always helpful. When Susan’s father died of Alzheimer’s disease in 1992 experts were not sure if there was a genetic link to the disease. But now they’re sure. And there’s a test she could take to find out if she has it.Mon, 15 Oct 2007 14:57:00 +0000Susan Davis17099 at http://wunc.org